I recently heard someone say that God’s work in our lives is not an event, it’s a process. Oh how I wish it were the opposite. My nature is to flash…then burn out. I decided to make a quilt and that day went to the store, bought fabric, washed and ironed it, then began the…

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Each month, Elizabeth Esther, of “Kids, Twins, & Laundry Bins,” hosts a blog carnival, The Saturday Evening Blog Post. Bloggers can feature their favorite post from the previous month, and find tons of great new writers. Visit her site, link to your favorite January post, or find other amazing bloggers. I am passionate about the…

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Once we got home from the hospital last week, I noticed just how many tweets/Facebook updates I sent during our short 24 hours there. Hospitals are lonely places these days. They are always lonely, but especially now thanks to the H1N1 virus. Our hospital currently prohibits all visitors. Each patient is allowed to place just…

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1. I’m exhausted. At first, as I blearily drove the kids to dance class this morning, I couldn’t figure out why. Then I remembered: 13 hours at work on Monday, sick as a dog Tuesday, ran non-stop errands Wednesday to get family ready for surgery day, surgery day Thursday requiring an early alarm clock and…

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This year we adopted a 2nd grade class at the school 2 blocks from our clean bright offices. The school is new and beautiful. It also has a fully-stocked completely-locked library. The kids have never once walked inside because they lack the funds to hire a librarian. Before Christmas, some of our staff threw them…

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